This week Susanne Nielsen visits a small gallery in the Southern part of Germany , in Goeppingen, where gallery owner Brigitta Mauch shows the paintings of her late mother, the painter Margret Hofheinz-Doering . The two sat among the happy paintings of the artist, yellow and green, red and blue, smiling faces and little birds and flowers, the happy paintings that speak of a happy life.

See the Enzianer Schuhplattler Verein, live Bands and many others at Oktoberfest in Pinellas!

Join us at Florida's oldest and most authentic Bavarian festival right here in Tampa Bay at the “German American Society of Pinellas” on 66th Street North in Pinellas Park.

See the Enzianer Schuhplattler Verein, Manni Daum and many others at Oktoberfest in Pinellas!

Susanne und Manni Daum und Sohn

Real Oktoberfest 2015 begins in September!

Join us at Florida's oldest and most authentic Bavarian festival right here in Tampa Bay at the “German American Society of Pinellas” on 66th Street North in Pinellas Park.It’s their 25th annual Oktoberfest! Come join us Friday and Saturday for three weekends: September25 and 26, October 2 and 3 and October 9 and 10 from 5 to 10 pm.

Therewill be great authentic German food, beer and strudel; dance to live bands, be thrilled by performances of the Schuhplattler folk dancers and be delighted by Helmut’s Dreh-Orgel (Nikelodeon).

German Vendors will be offering something for everyone!

Reserved seats available for groups of ten or more.

See y’all at Oktoberfest, Friday and Saturday, September 25 and 26, October 2 and 3 and October 9 and 10, 2015!

____________________________________________________________________Blame it on the Bavarians!

The first-ever Oktoberfest was held in 1810 in

the Bavarian capital of Munich, Germany

It was supposed to be a one-time event

the original Oktoberfest was basically a month-long

wedding bash marking the nuptials of

Bavaria's Crown Prince Ludwig, (later King Ludwig I)

and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

but everyone had so much fun that they decided

to hold one the following year.

And the year after that. And the year after that....

Eventually the rest of the world realized how much

Fun the Germans were having, which is why

beer lovers everywhere now look forward

to October with the same sense of anticipation

and excitement that baseball

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Dunedin Oll Fall Festival

Join us for a special Oktoberfest , Friday and Saturday, part of our celebrations during the 44th Annual Fall Festival at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Dunedin.

Our Fall Festival runs from Thursday, October 15th to Sunday, October 18th. Enjoy the Midway Rides, games, great food, a huge Flea Market, and the Oktoberfest tent, and our famous sports memorabilia auction. Fall Festival hours are Thursday 5-9, Friday 5 -11, Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday 12 - 5. Wristband day will be Saturday from 11 - 4. AND PRESENTING WITH THE CITY OF DUNEDIN ... OKTOBERFEST

It's Oktoberfest Time in Oldsmar as the 20th Annual Top o’ the Bay Oktoberfest is again at its spacious location with ample free parking at Tampa Bay Downs!!!

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 23,24,25th,2015 they'll be "rolling out the Barrel " - and the Bratwurst …for three great days of authentic German food, drink, music and fun.!!!

Enjoy great Bavarian music by EUROPAFriday night, and Saturday afternoon the DeLeon Oktoberfest Band , and Saturday night and SundayJoe Oberaitus and Oktoberfest Express,

authentic German Folk dancing by the Daytona Maigloeckchen Dancers and Enzianer Schuhplattlers , and some added dancing from the great kids of Tampa Bay ballet.

Mouthwatering Bratwurst , Knackwurst, and Hofbräuhaus chicken and plenty of ice-cold Warsteiner fresh from the barrel!!!

Take part in the Stein-holding and log-sawing contests, dance the

chicken dance, all under the Oktoberfest Bigtop!!

Be sure to check out the keg toss and the barrel races, too!

Take Tampa Road, Hillsborough Avenue or State Road 580 to the intersection of

Racetrack Road, turn north and follow the signs to the park. You’ll have plenty of parking and see the rides and the huge white Oktoberfest tent.

For more information Call 813-855-4233 and visit http://www.oktoberfesttampabay.com/for a discount! We’ll see you at Oktoberfest, October 23,24,25th at the Top o’ the Bay Oktoberfest at Tampa Bay Downs!

We’ll see you at Oktoberfest, October 23,24, and 25 at the Top o’ the Bay Oktoberfest at Tampa Bay Downs!

Friday 5pm to 11pm / Saturday 11am to 11pm / and Sunday 12pm to 7 pm

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The Cultural Center invites you to its Fall events! Make your reservations now! 813-254-5088

The Cultural Center for German Language invites you to its 2015programs.

The Cultural Center offers monthly programs to its members, organizes events and group excursions to cultural venues such as museums, theaters with exhibitions, opera, music often paired with optional visits to European restaurants all in the spirit of sharing German, and German speaking heritage in a variety of cultural settings.

Shared events with other German-American organizations like the German American Society Pinellas, the German American Social Club of New Port Richey, the German American Society of Florida and the Richard Wagner Society and events from opera, classical concerts to the celebration of German folk culture and traditions during Mayfests, German Heritage fests and Oktoberfests may be found in the Cultural Center’s program.

The Cultural Center offers German tutoring by professional instructors. It is a German cultural and informational resource for those interested in learning and keeping fluent ones German language skills. Please contact Susanne Nielsen at 813-254-5088

All events of the Cultural Center are announced regularly on the German Radio Show, www.germanradioshow.com , (top left button: audio/blog). Read/hear and see a new show every Sunday, with archived shows on www.germanradioshow.blogspot.com

Membership to the Cultural Center for German Language is 25.- Individual and 35.- for a family per year.

For information, please call President Susanne Nielsen at 813-254-5088

For an updated program please email us now!

and Meet us at Oktoberfest!

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Please note: Pastor Meyer invites you to his church’s Oktoberfest Saturday, October 24, 2015 from 11 to 5 with the same six piece German band and German food and drink as always.

The Oktoberfest in Cape Coral is the biggest German-American Oktoberfest in Florida!

Miss Oktoberfest 2015 Nakita Chadwick invites you to the German American Social Club of Cape Coral’s annual Oktoberfest! Bigger and more fun, with live Bands, German Gemuetlichkeit and plenty of food and beer! October 16,17,18 and 23,24,25th on the grounds of the German American Social Club of Cape Coral on Pine Island Road in Cape Coral. Viele Deutsche Waren, Super Bratwurst und hausgemachte Spezialitaeten, und eine neue junge Miss Oktoberfest Nakita Chadwick begruesst Sie ab dem 16. Oktober in Cape Coral, Florida “

General Admission is 10.-, students 6.- and children under 6 are free.

On Saturday at two pm, right after the grand parade of nations is the citizenship ceremony. Enjoy ethnic foods, folk dancing and music. Visit the many cultural displays see crafts and entertainment on two stages. Travel the world without leaving Tampa Bay: Come to the festival of over thirty countries at the annual SPIFFS international folk fair.

WIN a set of tickets on the German radio show. Just email us with "SPIFFS" in the title to info at German radio show dot com !

Please also hear about the New Port Richey German American Club’s German American Day celebration September 16th, 2015 and of course upcoming Oktoberfests in West Florida!

Find it a www.thegermandeli.net, 1995 East bay Drive in Largo, FLR and R Export-Import has been importing and distributing German style breads for over 20 years. These breads are highest quality, made from organically grown ingredients and imported directly from the bakers in Germany. They are shelf stable, and need no refrigeration/freezing before opening.

- In 1812, we see the birth of Alfred Krupp in Essen, Germany. He inherited a steel company from his father at the age of 14. He built the company into an international company, producing train wheels and building the Krupp Canon.

- 1n 1849, Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm rejects the title of "Kaiser" as offered to hom by the Frankfurt Parliament.

- In 1857, we see the birth of Eugene Bleuler. He was a Swiss psychiatrist who introduced the term "schizophrenia" and the concept of "autism" to the medical field.

- In 1945, Hitler marries Eva Braun in Berlin.

- In 1987, the U.S. Justice department bars the President of Austria, Kurt Waldheim from entering the United States because of his suspicious actions in World War II.

- And in 1990 the demolition of the Berlin Wall begins near the Brandenburg gate.3

This segment is sponsored by www.DnDmusic37.com, in New Port Richey, FL

This special exhibition highlights M.C. Escher, a renowned artist, whose visual illusions puzzle and delight audiences worldwide, and is best known for his “impossible constructions” and use of tessellation. The robust exhibit features 135 works covering Escher’s entire artistic career, including an array of his most recognizable works such as “Drawing Hands,” “Reptiles” and “Waterfall” alongside rarely exhibited early drawings of family members, panoramas of exotic landscapes and historic architecture of Italy and Spain, original preparatory sketches, mezzotints and more. - See more at: http://thedali.org

________________________________________________________________German Program Adopted in FLORIDA: Aprenticeships -Lehrlingsprogramm, Learn and Work

AMskills apprenticeship training launched for high school & College age studentsNew Port Richey, FL

The American Manufacturing Skills Initiative (AMskills) officially launched on July 13th in Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando Counties, beginning with a 4-week Apprenticeship Orientation program. Thirty-eight student apprentice candidates attended the Summer program at 3 of the 5 AMskills training centers including Pinellas Technical College in Clearwater, Marchman Technical College in New Port Richey, and the AMskills Training Center in Hernando.

Apprenticeship candidates, ages 16-22, completed a German-style apprenticeship orientation program earning 160 hours towards a German IHK Certificate. The AMskills apprenticeship program applies rigorous and intensive hands-on skills training to help students prepare for apprenticeship selection by local manufacturers. The German-style apprenticeship program emphasizes a blend of academic theory learned at their schools with practical experience learned at AMskills training centers and sponsoring companies. AMskills works with local manufacturers to help screen and prepare the students to obtain sponsored apprenticeships with local manufacturers, potentially leading to a permanent job.The summer program concluded at the AMskills Regional Headquarters on August 7 with a Summer Graduation Ceremony recognizing and celebrating the accomplishments of the potential apprentice candidates.

Manufacturing partners, such as Pharmaworks, Oscor, Kramski, MasterCut, Seaway, Alumi-Guard, BTI, H&S Swanson, Prima Die Casting, BIC Graphics, SMT, RUAG and others will be reviewing the evaluations of the students’ performances and plan to offer apprenticeship opportunities to selected candidates during the month of September. The candidates are scheduled to begin their apprenticeships at the end of September when AMskills launches the first 10 week semester of the the apprenticeship program. Apprentices will receive hands-on practical training at the AMskills training centers while attending high school or college, as well as working as an employee for the local manufacturers partnering in this program._______________________________________________________________

Sarasota, FL - Sarasota Opera is pleased to announce the line-up for the 2015 season of "HD at the Opera House". This series, which debuted in 2014 and more than quadrupled its projected income goal in its first year, has allowed Sarasota Opera to expand its programming from the fall and winter season to year-around. In addition to opera, the 2015 series will include ballet and theater from some of the world's most famous venues. All showings will occur in the William E. Schmidt Opera Theatre at the Sarasota Opera House.

HD at the Opera House

Select presentations will be preceded by a 15 minute welcome and pre-show discussion.

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

By Kurt Weill

Production from the Royal Opera House

Sunday, September 27th at 1:30pm

Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert & Sullivan

Directed by Mike Leigh

Production from the English National Opera

Thursday, October 1st at 7:00pm

Sunday, October 4th at 1:30pm

Tickets are $18 for current Sarasota Opera subscribers and $20 for single ticket buyers. All seating is general admission. Tickets can be purchased online at www.sarasotaopera.org or by calling (941) 328-1300. You can also visit the Sarasota Opera Box Office at 61 N. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236.

Sarasota, FL – Sarasota Opera is proud to announce casting for the 2015-2016 fall and winter season, truly the most climactic in the company’s 57 year history. The season will feature the final two installments of the 28 year Verdi Cycle – The Battle of Legnano and Aida- in a grand spectacle of music, vocal prowess, awe-inspiring choruses, sumptuous scenery, and luxurious costumes. In addition, the company will present Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, and Mozart’s comedic Così fan tutte.

“This is a landmark season for the company and I think we have a wonderful line-up of artists for this important event,” says Maestro Victor DeRenzi, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor at Sarasota Opera. “We are happy to bring back many of the talented singers well-known to our audience as well as welcome new artists to our stage.”

At the close of the Verdi Cycle on March 20, 2016, Sarasota Opera will be the only company in the world to have performed every note of Giuseppe Verdi intended for performance that is currently availible. Sarasota Opera will close the Cycle with a “Verdi Festival Week” March 15 – 20, 2016 which will include performances of both Verdi operas, two concerts dedicated to the music of Verdi, an international Verdi Conference, and many more commemorative events.

Single tickets for the 2015/16 Fall and Winter Opera Festival go on sale exclusively online Saturday, August 1st. Single tickets will be available for purchase through the Sarasota Opera Box Office on Tuesday, September 1st.

2015 Fall Season

La bohème by Giacomo Puccini

Sung in Italian with English supertitles

October 30, November 1, 4, 10, 12, 15m, 17

A Sarasota Opera production

Starting off the season in the fall, Sarasota Opera will re-mount its production of one of Puccini’s most beloved opera—La bohème. Relive Mimì and Rodolfo’s first encounter, walk through Paris’ Latin Quarter with the two lovers, and celebrate Christmas Eve at the Cafè Momus. You’ll laugh in great fun as the four friends’ jokes and prank, and feel the poet’s broken heart as he realizes his lover is fatally ill. This is truly the perfect opera for newcomers to Opera.

Soprano Jessica Rose Cambio and tenor Martín Nusspaumer, both enjoying international careers, will make their respective Sarasota Opera debuts as the ill fated lovers Mimì and Rodolfo. Soprano Angela Mortellaro (Die Fledermaus, Hansel and Gretel) returns to sing the role of the flirty Musetta and baritone Craig Irvin, also making his company debut, will sing Marcello. Stephanie Sundine returns to direct and Victor DeRenzi will conduct.

Brundibár by Hans Krása

Sung in English with English supertitles

November 14 at 1:30pm and 7:30pm

A Sarasota Youth Opera production

Sarasota Youth Opera, currently the most comprehensive youth opera program in the United States, will present Brundibár by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krása. Performed by children at the Theresienstadt concentration camp during WWII, this allegory has three heroes—a sparrow, a cat and a very wise dog—helping Annette and Little Joe raise the money needed to save their ailing mother, despite the evil organ grinder Brundibár.

Jesse Martins, Sarasota Youth Opera Music Director, will conduct and Martha Collins (The Hobbit, Little Nemo in Slumberland) will direct.

2016 Winter Opera Festival

Aida by Giuseppe Verdi

Sung in Italian with English supertitles

January 30

February 4, 7m, 10, 20, 23, 28

March 2, 5, 13m, 15, 19

A Sarasota Opera premiere/Verdi Cycle Production

One of opera’s most beloved tales of the tragic love triangle between a stunning slave, a vengeful princess, and a great warrior will make its Sarasota Opera debut in a new production opening the season on January 30th. Soprano Michelle Johnson (Élisabeth in Don Carlos) will return to Sarasota Opera in the title role having previously won praise for her performances of the Ethiopian princess at Glimmerglass Opera and Opera Santa Barbara. Mezzo-soprano Leann Sandel-Pantaleo, whose career has taken her to La Scala, Houston Grand Opera, and the Berlin Staatsoper, will make her Sarasota Opera debut as Amneris. Tenor Jonathan Burton (Don Carlos, Turandot) will make his role debut as Radamès, Marco Nisticò (Don Carlos, Rigoletto) will sing Amonasro, the King of Ethiopia, Young Bok Kim (Don Carlos, Jérusalem) will sing the High Priest Ramfis, and Jeffrey Beruan (Jérusalem, Il trovatore) will sing the King of Egypt. This new production will be the largest in Sarasota Opera’s history.

Così fan tutte literally means “All women do this.” Two naïve young soldiers are compelled to pull a prank on their brides-to-be, and put their faithfulness to the test. Following her appearance this fall as Musetta in La bohème, Angela Mortellaro will return to sing the role of the scheming maid Despina and native Italian bass Stefano de Peppo (A King for a Day, La Cenerentola) will sing Don Alfonso. The four lovers in the story will be sung by Jennifer Townshend (Don Carlos) as Fiordiligi, Shirin Eskandani (Sarasota Opera debut) as Dorabella, Heath Huberg (Jérusalem, The Pearl Fishers) as Ferrando, and Corey Crider (A King for a Day) as Guglielmo. Italian conductor Marcello Cormio (The Barber of Seville) returns to conduct and Kathleen Smith Belcher, who has served as stage director at the Metropolitan Opera and San Francisco Opera, makes her company directorial debut.

Mozart’s enthralling comedy and masterful score will lighten your heart and make for an evening of great fun.

Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven

Sung in German with English supertitles

February 13, 18, 24, 28m

March 1, 5, 11

A new Sarasota Opera production

Sub-titled “The Triumph of Married Love,” Beethoven’s only opera tells the story of Leonore who disguises herself as the young man, Fidelio, to save her beloved husband, Florestan, from prison. Her undying love and perseverance ultimately saves him from certain death.

This opera, last performed at Sarasota Opera in 1995, will have many of Sarasota Opera’s favorite artists. Kara Shay Thomson (Tosca, Vanessa) returns to sing the role of Leonore and Michael Robert Hendrick (Pagliacci, Of Mice and Men) will sing the role of her husband Florestan. The cast also includes Sean Anderson (The Marriage of Figaro, Of Mice and Men) as Don Pizarro, Harold Wilson (The Flying Dutchman) as Rocco, and Jeffrey Beruan (Jérusalem, Il trovatore) as Don Fernando. Returning to the podium after a triumphant debut of Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Golden Cockerel last season will be maestro Ekhart Wycik and stage director Tom Diamond (The Flying Dutchman, The Golden Cockerel) will return to direct.

The Battle of Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi

Sung in Italian with English supertitles

February 27

March 3, 6m, 8, 12m, 16, 18

Sarasota Opera Premiere/Verdi Cycle Opera

Opening on February 27, 2016, Verdi’s The Battle of Legnano will be the final opera presented as part of Sarasota Opera’s Verdi Cycle. As a nation struggles to break away from foreign oppresion, love for the same woman tests the friendship of two warriors as honor calls them into battle. Described as possessing a soprano that is both “gleaming and glorious” soprano Jennifer Black will make her Sarasota Opera debut as Lida, the source of conflict between the two warriors. Arrigo, Lida’s former lover thought dead, will be sung by Martín Nusspaumer (La bohème), and Rolando, Lida’s husband, will be sung by Todd Thomas (Tosca, Attila). Together with Verdi’s monumental Aida, this tale of love, broken friendship, and war will help close the Verdi Cycle.

A new production, The Battle of Legnano will be directed by Martha Collins (Tosca, Jérusalem) and conducted by Victor DeRenzi.

Subscriptions for the 2015-2016 Season are on sale now. Single tickets go on sale online at www.sarasotaopera.org August 1st, 2015 and at the Sarasota Opera Box Office on September 1st, 2015. For more information or to secure your subscription for the 2015/2016 season, contact the Sarasota Opera Box Office at (941) 328-1300 or visit in person at 61 N. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236.

Subscriptions for the 2014-2015 Season are available now. Single tickets go on sale online on Friday August 1 and at the Sarasota Opera Box Office on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014. For more information or to secure your subscription for the 2014/2014 season, contact the Sarasota Opera Box Office at (941) 328-1300 or visit in person at 61 N. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236.

ABOUT SARASOTA OPERA

Based in Florida’s beautiful Gulf Coast, Sarasota Opera is approaching its 55th consecutive season. In 1960, the company began presenting chamber-sized repertoire in the historic 320-seat Asolo Theater on the grounds of Sarasota’s Ringling Museum of Art. Recognizing the need for a theater more conducive to opera, the company purchased the former A.B. Edwards Theater in downtown Sarasota in 1979 and first performing in it in 1984 as the Sarasota Opera House. The theater has just undergone a $20-million renovation and rehabilitation enhancing audience amenities, while updating the technical facilities including increasing the size of the orchestra pit. The theater, which reopened in March 2008, has been called “one of America’s finest venues for opera” by Musical America.

Since 1983 the company has been under the artistic leadership of Victor DeRenzi. Since then the company has garnered international attention with its Masterwork Revivals Series, which presents neglected works of artistic merit, as well as the Verdi Cycle producing the complete works of Giuseppe Verdi. Recognizing the importance of training, Maestro DeRenzi founded the Apprentice Artist and Studio Artist programs. Sarasota Opera also maintains a commitment to education through its Invitation to Opera performances for local schools and the unique Sarasota Youth Opera program.

Sarasota Opera is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Programs are supported in part by an award the Tourist Development Tax through the Board of County Commissioners, the Tourist Development Council and the Sarasota County Arts Council. Additional funding is provided by the City of Sarasota and the County of Sarasota.

All of the Tampa Bay Times Masterworks concerts offer pre-concert conversations in each hall beginning one hour before curtain time. To provide audience members with a more enjoyable concert experience, guest conductors and artists discuss the personalities and circumstances behind the music as well as share fun and informative insights and anecdotes related to each program.

Tickets: Continued Dedication to Accessibility

At the onset of the 2011/2012 season, TFO announced a bold, mission-based accessibility initiative and lowered ticket prices for all Masterworks and Pops series concerts, simplified series packaging and diversified programming so that more people in Tampa Bay might enjoy live symphonic music. Announcing a price freeze, the orchestra will continue to offer the same affordable prices this season. Individual concert tickets for all Masterworks and Pops Series remain at $15, $30 and $45 per ticket. Other concert series ticket prices will also remain the same: Coffee Series concerts are priced from $24 to $42 each, and Rock Series concerts are priced at $35, $55 and $75 each. Venue facility fees apply to all purchases. Some restrictions apply.

TFO also offers a “Compose Your Own” Series whereby subscribers can create customized packages by mixing and matching any combination of Masterworks and Pops concerts for just $25 per ticket. A minimum of three concerts is required and good seats are made available on a first-come, first-served basis. Fixed package benefits do not apply.

MASTERWORKS

RACHMANINOFF'S

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3

Michael Francis, conductor

Valentina Lisitsa, piano

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3

Copland: Symphony No. 3

Subscriptions now on sale!

Single tickets go on sale August 10.

Friday, October 2, 2015 at 8:00 PM

Tampa - STRAZ

Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 8:00 PM

St. Petersburg - MAH

Sunday, October 4, 2015 at 7:30 PM

Clearwater - REH

PARK CONCERTS

FREE POPS IN THE PARK

Picnic under the stars with your Florida Orchestra offering a fun mix of familiar symphonic and pop favorites. Be sure to bring plenty of canned goods for Tampa Bay Harvest’s annual food drive! Collection points will be available throughout the park.

Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 7:00 PM

Vinoy Park

Sunday, October 18, 2015 at 7:00 PM

River Tower Park

MASTERWORKS

VIVALDI'S THE FOUR SEASONS

Lara St. John, violin & leader

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2

Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

Friday, October 23, 2015 at 8:00 PM

Tampa - STRAZ

Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 8:00 PM

St. Petersburg - MAH

Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 7:30 PM

Clearwater - REH

MASTERWORKS

THE BELLS & PICTURES

Michael Francis, conductor

The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay

James Bass, music and artistic director

Rouse: Prospero’s Rooms

Rachmaninoff: The Bells

Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition

Subscriptions now on sale!

Single tickets go on sale August 10.

Friday, November 6, 2015 at 8:00 PM

Tampa - STRAZ

Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 8:00 PM

St. Petersburg - MAH

Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 7:30 PM

Clearwater - REH

MASTERWORKS

BRAHMS' VIOLIN CONCERTO

Michael Francis, conductor

Tianwa Yang, violin

Barber: Medea’s Meditation and

................Dance of Vengeance

Brahms: Violin Concerto

Elgar: Enigma Variations

Subscriptions now on sale!

Single tickets go on sale August 10.

Friday, November 13, 2015 at 8:00 PM

Tampa - STRAZ

Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 8:00 PM

St. Petersburg - MAH

Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 7:30 PM

Clearwater - REH

Subscriptions are on sale now. For information on the 2014/2015 season, call the TFO Ticket Center at 727.892.3337 or 800.662.7286 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or purchase online at www.floridaorchestra.org. Single tickets will go on sale in August.

Performing nearly 100 concerts annually in the tri-city area of Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg, The Florida Orchestra is recognized as Tampa Bay's leading performing arts institution, one of the leading professional symphony orchestras in Florida, and one of the most vibrant orchestras in the United States. With live performances including the Tampa Bay Times Masterworks, Raymond James Pops, Coffee Concerts, Duke Energy Morning Masterworks, new Rock Concert series, as well as Youth Concerts and Free Pops in the Park Concerts, The Florida Orchestra offers a vast scope of concerts each year. The mission of The Florida Orchestra is to enrich the life of the Tampa Bay area as it inspires, entertains and educates a wide and diverse audience with the unique experience of live symphonic music, ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy this legacy that so magnificently celebrates the human spirit.

Join us for a special Oktoberfest , Friday and Saturday, part of our celebrations during the 44th Annual Fall Festival at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Dunedin.

Our Fall Festival runs from Thursday, October 15th to Sunday, October 18th. Enjoy the Midway Rides, games, great food, a huge Flea Market, and the Oktoberfest tent, and our famous sports memorabilia auction. Fall Festival hours are Thursday 5-9, Friday 5 -11, Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday 12 - 5. Wristband day will be Saturday from 11 - 4. AND PRESENTING WITH THE CITY OF DUNEDIN ... OKTOBERFEST

It's Oktoberfest Time in Oldsmar as the 20th Annual Top o’ the Bay Oktoberfest is again at its spacious location with ample free parking at Tampa Bay Downs!!!

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 23,24,25th,2015 they'll be "rolling out the Barrel " - and the Bratwurst …for three great days of authentic German food, drink, music and fun.!!!

Enjoy great Bavarian music by EUROPAFriday night, and Saturday afternoon the DeLeon Oktoberfest Band , and Saturday night and SundayJoe Oberaitus and Oktoberfest Express,

authentic German Folk dancing by the Daytona Maigloeckchen Dancers and Enzianer Schuhplattlers , and some added dancing from the great kids of Tampa Bay ballet.

Mouthwatering Bratwurst , Knackwurst, and Hofbräuhaus chicken and plenty of ice-cold Warsteiner fresh from the barrel!!!

Take part in the Stein-holding and log-sawing contests, dance the

chicken dance, all under the Oktoberfest Bigtop!!

Be sure to check out the keg toss and the barrel races, too!

Take Tampa Road, Hillsborough Avenue or State Road 580 to the intersection of

Racetrack Road, turn north and follow the signs to the park. You’ll have plenty of parking and see the rides and the huge white Oktoberfest tent.

For more information Call 813-855-4233 and visit http://www.oktoberfesttampabay.com/for a discount! We’ll see you at Oktoberfest, October 23,24,25th at the Top o’ the Bay Oktoberfest at Tampa Bay Downs!

We’ll see you at Oktoberfest, October 23,24, and 25 at the Top o’ the Bay Oktoberfest at Tampa Bay Downs!